Head Chef

• Lead the kitchen team in a busy inn
• Responsible for ensuring that ingredients are stored, prepared, cooked and presented to the highest standard and meets guests' requirements, complying with food safety guidelines
• Ensuring a clean and hygienic kitchen environment is maintained at all times
• Following food safety management procedures and keeping the necessary records
• Development of all menu items and specials, reviewing and refreshing dishes in line with business requirements
• Use provided technology to aid menu planning, purchasing and safety procedures
• Collaborate with the Inn's leadership team to ensure a safe environment for both guests and staff
• Constantly focus on improving the performance of the team and yourself, consistently achieving targets and delivering results

• Proven track record of designing rotas that allow to forecast and manage labour costs
• Must understand the need to consider team characteristics and their collective productivity, looking to improve and deliver standards in the most efficient way possible
• Comfortable collaborating with other senior chefs in the group, sharing best practices in recruitment, retention and developing talented individuals
• Ability to identify ways that business strategy, customer profile, culture and constraints influence the development of creative, profitable and competitive menus
• Ability to foresee market and business scenarios that present risks and opportunities to the business
• Someone who can set measurable, challenging goals for all team members, finding ways to improve staff's knowledge and their approach, coaching and mentoring the kitchen team
• Grasp of the principles of supply chain management, waste management, sustainable procurement and working practices in the kitchen
• Understanding of the principles of profit and loss and how to support financial performance to achieve monthly and annual budgets

Experience of delivering technical training and development content

• Competitive salary, negotiable dependent on experience
• Stream - ability to access up to 40% of your wages as you earn them each week
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years)
• Health cash plan
• Generous employee discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Apprenticeships available
• Life assurance
• Bespoke training programmes accessible to all
• An engaging & supportive work environment
• Tronc and live in available